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Validation Engineer in Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
Hardware Department
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I passed good time in Ciena. I was giving good time to my family with work time in Ciena. I enjoyed quarterly outing with team. I enjoyed celebrations on festivals and yearly in company.
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Good
- Promotions - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
layoff
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Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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Software Engineer in New Delhi
Full Time
Software Development Department
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Work life balance and overall good technical and cultured people
- Salary - Good
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
Recently less hikes due to market
Software Engineer in Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
Software Development Department
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Work life balance is great. Office culture is very good. Leadership is very supportive.
- Salary - Good
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Good
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
Incentives and promotions. Career Growth is somewhat slower compared to the industry.
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Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Automation Engineer in Pune
Full Time
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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Work life balance
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Good
- Promotions - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
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Everything is good
Software Engineer in Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
Research and Development Department
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Flexible work hours and challenging work.
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
Slow promotion
Software Engineer in Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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all good
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
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the only question is why I am impacted by the CI Team if others are also performing less compared to me and most importantly I never left my task pending but still they targeted me to the layoff list, take interviews of all CI candidates who is working in my level i can't take anyone names....
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Software Engineer in Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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The company culture is very good,perfect blend of work life balance.
- Salary - Good
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
Appraisal and promotion percentage could increase more as there is a decrease in percentage of hike after covid.
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Work policy: 2 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Senior Test Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru (working remotely)
Full Time
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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Loved the Policies Work Culture is really great Well being program Flexible timings Wfh option Work appreciation, Good hike and Promotion
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
- Promotions - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
We can interested opportunity for Automation in some projects Layoffs are a concern in every IT Software Company and so in Ciena
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Employer’s Response
Thank you for this positive feedback. It's great to read what you have to say. We always strive to do better and are on our way to making our benefits, competitive rewards package, and culture even better. If you'd like to share more, please contact us at cienafeedback@ciena.com. v
Senior Engineer in Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
Software Development Department
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Work environment Company Roadmap and plan for future Bringing changes at leadership roles that requires company to grow well.
- Salary - Good
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Good
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
They should have Car Lease policy
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Work policy: Employee can come to office as per his convenience
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Employer’s Response
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We always strive to do better and are on our way to making our competitive rewards package and management training even better. If you want to continue this conversation and help us find even more ways to do better, please send an email to cienafeedback@ciena.com.
Quality Engineer in Gurgaon / Gurugram (working remotely)
Full Time
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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Healthy work culture and employee-oriented company. Also provides a Permanent work-from-home option and many Physical, and financial wellness benefits.
- Salary - Good
- Job security - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
Can improve in recognizing employee efforts.
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Employer’s Response
Your positive remarks on our work culture and employee-centric approach are encouraging! We're glad you appreciate the work-from-home option and wellness benefits. Your suggestion on recognizing employee efforts is duly noted, and we're open to more feedback at cienafeedback@ciena.com.
Senior Software Engineer in Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
Software Development Department
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Open Culture Flexible timing Additional health benefits
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
Overlapping releases sometime impact work life balance
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Employer’s Response
Thanks for highlighting our open culture, flexible timing, and additional health benefits! Your feedback is valued. If you have specific concerns about overlapping releases affecting work-life balance or any other thoughts, we're here to listen. Reach out at cienafeedback@ciena.com.
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Technical Lead in Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
Software Development Department
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Employee can choose between hybrid and remote work culture Seniors are helpful Manager understand the issues faced by employee and take corrective measures Free food.
- Salary - Good
- Job security - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
Benefits policies are there just on paper, its really hard to get those in real Working on little old technologies which other competitors have already implemented many years back Bonus and hike are almost same between an average and good working employee
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Work policy: 2 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Principal Engineer in Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
Software Development Department
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It is like a Govt Company with good work life balance and Job security. They provide good food, Gym and pickup and drop from Home.
- Job security - Good
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Technical stack is too old and company has a lobby of old people who stayed in the company for last 10-15 Years. It is impossible to convince them for any new good idea. They only wants to hire and promote people of certain caste and region, using abusive language is common in work culture. Most of the work is anyway done from Canada office and India office work like a service company for Canada employee....Read More
- Salary - Poor
- Skill development - Bad
- Promotions - Poor
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Software Engineer2 in Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Department
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I liked the overall learning experience and exposure to new technologies
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Work life balance is deteriorating day by day More process oriented and makes feels they are redundant Very little time for team building
- Job security - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Poor
- Work-life balance - Bad
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Consultant in New Delhi
Full Time
IT Infrastructure Services Department
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The perks are nice but if you do not get a good manager or team is it the worst place to be.
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No support from manager They want people to start performing asap. If someone is changing their role , there is no proper shadowing or guidance. It is that you are on your own
- Salary - Poor
- Skill development - Bad
- Job security - Bad
- Promotions - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
- Work-life balance - Bad
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Work policy: 2 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Lead Engineer in New Delhi
Full Time
Software Development Department
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Work culture. Collaboration
- Salary - Good
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
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Salary and promotions
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Work policy: 2 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Application Software Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
Software Development Department
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I did not find anything positive.
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Work-life balance Job security
- Skill development - Bad
- Job security - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
- Work-life balance - Bad
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Work policy: 2 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Sales Executive in New Delhi
Full Time
Sales Support & Operations Department
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Upper Management is very egoistic and they don't promote skip level conversion.
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Poor leadership, favouritism, no criteria defined for performance review and appraisals.
- Skill development - Poor
- Job security - Bad
- Promotions - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
- Work-life balance - Poor
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Work policy: 2 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Software Developer in Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
Software Development Department
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Amazing work-life balance and they provide opportunity to expand your domain and learn new Things. The health benefits are also good.
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
I do not like the salary and the appraisal given by them.
Senior Automation Test Engineer in New Delhi
Full Time
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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Good work culture
- Salary - Good
- Promotions - Good
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
Learning curve
Accountant in Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
Accounting & Taxation Department
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The company's work culture, facility, employee benefit is excellent.
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
Getting promotion is not easy.
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